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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24

Agnes did you see the shark, mis-
teri The hotel man saw him out here
yesterday"
Guileiess clamdlgger. " Yes, mum. he
was right off the pint about ten minutes
ago, an iha sea serpent came along and
swallowed him u'
Agnes ltriumPhantly) Now, Alfred,
didn't tell you 30: What DO you think
of that
Alfred: " VIVA do I think Of It? Why,
l think We have struck "a bigger liar
than the hotel keeper" % Texas Siftings.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24
A Diplomatic Boy.

Uncle Simeon went to Chicago to
stay week with his niece.
Onthe eveof his departure he took her
little boy on his knee and said
Are you not sorry TO see your uncle
CO."
Not I, said the little one, since
you always give me a five-dollar bill
when you go away
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24

Tailor-"C Can you pay me the five
thalers you owe mCY
Student-'Nu, not today"
Tailor5-"But ! must have the money
to pay my landlord; owe him i've thai
ers.'
That's all right. You owe him five
thalers and l owe you five thalers That
just makes Us even all around. "-IFrom
the German.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24
Scholarly Help.

Mistress TO new servant: "Bridget,
where is the desssrtY''
Bridget glowing with pride): ''Ther
dessert, mum7 It's in Afriky or Agypt.
The tacher aiwus called me foine
lump oV q scholar. Judge.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24

A man IN Marietta, Georgia. filed
keg I'm his barn about half full OF water,
and put in enough cotton seed TO cover
the surface OF the water. and then sprink-
led meat on top OF the cotton seed.
Next morning he emPtied out $50
crowned rats.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24
Profit in witch EI-reI.

Witch hazel has become on extensive
article Of export from the southern part
of Vermont for medicinal e1.tTacts.
A man can easily gather a ton of
brush IN a day, and he gets S3 ton
e.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24
What Did He Mean?

First minister: Just think of It,
they gave me but $50 for my sermon"
Second minister: Why, l wouldn't
have preached that sermon of yours for
S100."-I Boston Beacon.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24
Enrctire Diving.

"Once ! saw a diver remain under
water for half an hour"
"Pshaw! / saw q Ii m dive once and
he never came up"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24
The Fault OF HE watch.

"Too muchee by'mby" was the way
In which a Cinnamon informed a watch
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24
Crockery Collins

Proposed GRO kerry collins are glazed.
thus making tight imperishabls recep-
tacle. = Philadelphian invented them.
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Twas bat little word in anger spoken,
N-l.a proud eyes dashed through bitter,
burning tears;
Iy,t Oh, felt that fatal word had broken
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
TARs OF '62.
Old Sailors Visit the ossipee In Ports
mouth Harbor.
[Portsmouth ChronIcle.l

The old war-ship Ossipee, Comdr. VIM.
cambridge Hoff commanding, now in the
dry-dock at this naval station, is a third
rate screw steamer of eight guns and 19Ot
tons displacement. She was built at thi:
navy yard, and left here on her first cruise
In 1862, being assigned to blockade duty on
ion.
There went out in the Ossipee at that time
the following residents of this city: Charles
w: Adams and Henry Lambert, ensigns
William Black, masters mate; John Adams
gunner; Zachariah Spinney, master-at-arms
William Watkins, boatswain's mate; Frank
Ellison, paymaster's steward; Benjamin
freeman, seaman; Daniel Macdonald,
Ihomas Watkins Horace Ellison, Woodbury.
Adams, trst-elass firemen; John i. LARA
bee, Edwin Underhill, Alexander Robinson,
second class firemen; Jerry Newman, Elijah
Newman, Frank Rowe, coal beavers; John
Murphy, landsman; Patrick Crowly, mes
senger; Acanthus Evans, Williams c. Hazel,
John IL. Knox, boys.
Of these twenty-three in number, all ship
ped without bounty; every one completed
MS 1uIl term OF service and received an hon
0raDle discharge, and not one was ever pun
lshed for any offence of sufficient magnitude
to appear in record, Three of the number
namely, Daniel Macdonald, Zachariah Spin
ney and AcanthuS Evans, ON being dis
charged at the end of the Ossipee's two years.
cruise, re- enlisted in the navy, and served
until the close of the war, being discharged
In April, 1865. William Black, AcantRus
Evans, Frank Rowe and William G. Hazlett,
are dead; the others are believed to be ali
living, and most of them are residents of this
city at the present time-gray headed, digni-
ned old fellows, and much less active than
the boys OF quarter of a century ago, but as
patriotic today as then. A small party of
them went across the river, Tuesday after
noon, to take look at the old boat as she
now lies in the dock
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
FINED THE DRINKS.
Justice That a Maine Man Saw Ad-
nnInlstered In the Woody West.

A gentleman writes from Colorado to the
Belfast Journal that he witnessed a trial
that was novel to him, and which created
much interest in the town. The trial was
for kidnapping toll gate keeper, and was
conducted by nOn-professionals much after
the style Of the "49ers" in California. In
the mountainous regions of Colorado indi-
viduals build roads and for compensation
collect toll from all who pass. Freight in
these regions Is strapped to the back Of pack
mules and Jacks which are driven over the
mountains by these private ways. A man
had abandoned road, as 1t was not pay
ing investment, and 1t was leased by Yam
kee 'tenderfoot" from the east A train Of
pack jacks came along and the driver re-
fused to pay; 1t Is heavy fine to pull down
the gate, so Mr.. Driver scaled the fence at
one side and regained the road further on.
The toll keeper ran on in pursuit and over
taking the train demanded his toll In the
name OF the law. The driver reaching
down took the toll gatherer by the nape Of
the neck, drew him up on his horse, rode
away with him and dropped him In the
mountains several miles from home
Inc next time the train came along the
toll-gatherer had the man arrested for kid
mapping. The trial was an impromptu affair
and was held In saloon kept by a Dutch
man, the proprietor acting as Judge. The
prosecuting attorney was man who kept a
general store in the place. while the lawyer
Tor the defence was coal miner who was off
for few days. The jurors were drawn
from the bummers who loafed about the
Judges" saloon. The trial lasted an hour,
and after the summing up by the Dutchman
the jury brought In verdict Of guilty In the
first degree and recommended that he be
fined according to law. When the Judge
arose to pass sentence there was profound
stiffness. He said: 'As you have been
found guilty shall fine you the drinks for
the crowd" When the sentence became
public the whole town repaired to the sa-
loon. The culprit paid away all the money
ne had and pawned portion of his clothes
The judge was the only man who reaped any
benefit. The toll gatherer was disgusted.
threw up the lease Of the private way, and
left the country.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

PoRTLANDs, II; HAvERHILLs, o.
Yesterdays game with the Haverhills was
marked by the heavy hitting of both teams
and the loose fielding of the visitors. 1t was
regular slugging match, the Portlands lead
ing in the number of hits made, and the Hav-
erhills in the total number of bases on hits
Every one of the Portlands hit the ball safe
ly one or more times, and Burke was the
only one OF the visitors who failed to find it
and he struck out three times. Lally and
Flanagan got home runs, the latter player
putting the ball over the left field fence
twice. Clare and 0'Brion were also very
fortunate in finding the ball, and Bradley
varied things. somewhat by striking out
twice and getting single and double. OF
the Portlands Duffey welded the stick the
most effectively, getting hit five times out
OF six at the bat and sending in three men
once with double, although the hard run
made by Andrus from first home aided in
scoring one of them. Dickerson got pretty
two bagser just at the right time to bring in
two men, and Lufbery pounded the ball to
right field for three bags. Andrus and Small
were also successfulin finding the ball.
Both clubs scored in the first inning and in
the second Haverhill forged ahead by adding
two runs on hit by 0'Brion and a home
run by Lally. They added another in the
third on tumble by Lufbery, a wild pitch
and another hit by Lally. But the Portlands
tied the score in their half of the third on
numerous errors by the visitors and three
hits. After that they kept the lead to the
finish, and increased 1t SO rapidly that the
interest tagged. The pitchers who suffered
through all this were Small for the Portlands
and Lally for the Hayerhills. Neither were
in their best form as the hitting shows, al
though they were quite steady. Duffey and
Murphy handled their delivery in excellent
shape, the latter making several fine throws
to second. In the absence of a regular UNI
pire, John Desmond Of this city officiated in
that capacity and gave good satisfaction.
There were nofeatures.to the game that call
for special mention, except the miserable
work of the Haverhills in the field. Every
outfelder muffed fly, and the infelders
were way off. Gardner played for the first
time since his vacation, and was very quiet.
The score:
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

Games today-Exhlb xhlbition-Pittsburgs at
Portland. Salems at Miller's Falls, Mass
Observation-Disclosures at Lowell
The Salems will be here Monday and
Tuesday.
The Skowhegans defeated the Marano-
cooks at Skowhegan yesterday by score Of
to Z.
The Portlands and Manchesters will prob
ly play an exhibition game at Canton, during
the fair, the week following the close Of the
league season.
The league meeting has been postponed
again until next Wednesday night.
There can be but little doubt as to Mana
ger Burnham's position on the anti-Portland
combination question. Manager Spence Of
fered him two guarantees to play two games
yesterday afternoon and he refused.
Inc Lowell Times has arrived with its
funny article regarding the Times man visit
to Portland. As 1t Is the Lowell team and
not the Times man that people read about
a large part Of the article is Of rather limited
interest. The Portland newspaper men
thank him kindly for fighting shy Of them.
as they are coupled with so much that tenn
pers OF a deranged mind. After taking a
"cursorry'' glance at the score sent out he
finds that the score by innings is not correct
ly given, thing he has no reason to be very
sorry about. The reporter did a thing in
writing such an article that he is now doubt
less ashamed of and has not, nor did he
when here, have the sympathy of his Port
land brethen in his trouble.
The Portland correspondents to the Bos.
ton papers are pretty severe on Umpire Ma
honey for his work Saturday. The trouble
with Mahoney is not lack Of judgment in
calling balls and strikes,0r in watching bases
but in being too easy with players. From
the manner In which he renders close decis-
ions, and the freedom with which he allows
players to talk and abuse, it would seem as
though he was afraid of making enemies.
This is a grieyous fault. One Of the first
principles Of good umpiring is fearlessness.
-I,OWell News
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
The Decline Of MatrImony.


Two principal causes have led to the de-
cline in matrimony among fashionable or
would-be fashionable circles in New York,
and to less, though to a considerable de-
gree in some of the other large cities, says
Julia Magnus in the Epoch. The first is the
increased comforts and diminished expenses
of bachelor life; the second is the over
worship to which we have accustomed our
women.
The avidity with which suits were secured
IN the hrst bachelor apartment house built
In New York soon led to the erection of a
large number of similar structures. In these
suits OF two, three or more rooms can be had
at cost little exceeding what q man used to
nave to pay for one large furnished room in
q well situated lodging house. Some Of these
houses have restaurants attached, and in
others the occupants can arrange with the
Janit0r for the supply of a light breakfast.
The number of clubs has increased almost
proportionately with that of the apartment
houses. At his club, the member finds an
amount OF comfort, often Of luxury, that on
ly an enormously rich man could furnish for
himself. Here he can dine or lunch at a
price which little more than covers the cost
OF the provisions. Many of the clubs have
sleeping rooms over the public ones, and
lors.
A single man with an income of from $500
to $1,000 year can live well and dress well.
Ii properly started, he can have an unlimit-
ed amount of social gaiety, and an OCCASION
al bouquet or bonbOnniere at Xmas is all
the return he is expected to make for the in
Vulnerable hospitalities received. Now, sup
posing that he is sufficiently in love with
some girl to be willing to surrender the
greater portion of his little comforts to the
desire to make her his wife. is he likely to
find her willing to accept him? Most proba-
bly, not! And if she should accept him,
have her education and training been such
as to make her helpmate to him2 Again
the answer is a negative. In considering
the wherefore of these negatives, the second
principal cause, being stated, is naturally
reached.
The society young lady wants to begin her
married life on the same scale that her par
ents are ending theirs. Her parents pet
and indulge her in every way, her bachelor
friends adore her, and she receives almost as
much worship as did a goddess in the days of
Greece and Rome. Very probably she is
pretty, highly educated, accomplished.
bright and attractive-a delightful partner
for dance or filtration, and very likely an
excellent wife for an extremely rich man.
But ask her to come down from her pedestal,
to be the helpmate of a man of moderate
means, to cut herself loose from the ac-
quaintances that can only be kept up while
she is wealthy, to share in his struggles and
to rise or sink with him, and she will, most
likely, politely and firmly refuse
1t is difficult to foresee what will be the
remedy for this state of affairs.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26

every one of them who came across our
cruisers put such questions as Admiral
Luce's for himself, we came nearer to strict
and literal accuracy than we were aware of
at the time. 1t now appears that the ques-
tions were put at the request of number of
leading fish merchants OF Portland, and
were actually drawn up by them. One gen.
tleman gave the following account of the
origin of the question:
When the North Atlantic squadron was in the
harbor, the flsn merchants OF Portland held con-
sultation with Admiral Luce. All were in doubt
as to the attitude Of Canada this year. No sez-
ures had been made. The Canadians had not
shown their hand. Some of our captains would
report that they had been allowed courtesies in
Canadian harbors, while Others seeking similar
favors, had been warned away by the authorities.
We were inclined to believe that our treatment
this year was to be less severe; that our captains
In running into port for nights shelter would
not be compelled to go dozen or
twenty miles and lose days time TO report at a
custom house. They did not know Just what in
depreciation the Canadians would put upon the
word repairs in the treaty, or whether the mas
tiers OF Dominion cruisers were authorized to en-
officers are authorized to do. Admiral Luce very
readily and very kindly volunteered to ascertain
these points for US We made out q list Of ques,-
tions, the same list that has been published and
Admiral Luce took them with him. He saw Capt.
Scott and obtained answers which, with few ex-
ceptlonss cover the points on which we were in
doubt. The Information was such as we ourselves
and our captains were much in need Of. We
know now just what the Canadians intend to do.
This is precisely the view we took of it at
the time and makes still clearer the ignor-
ance and stupidity Of Mr.. Whitney. The
United States pretend to be very fond Of their
navy, and to be anxious that it should main
tain the reputation and standing of the SER
vice. Yet, what kind of a service can they
expect when they allow with scarcely a
protest from the public a careful
and gentlemanly officer in the proper
discharge Of his duty to be insulted by
his official superior in an open manner, and
in foreign port. A despatch couched in
such language as Mr.. Whitney's telegram to
Admiral Luce was no fit one to send in any
case. To give it to the public and so humil-
late their admiral while in foreign port was
objectionable, even if Admiral Luce had
been entirely in the wrong, When he was
entirely right and in the discharge of his
exact line of duty, it became an offence so
grave that it should have called down upon
the offending official burst of public indig-
nation and demand for his resignation. OF
one thing we feel assured, that If the situa-
tion had been reversed, and any British first
lord of the admiralty or chief secretary of the
navy, had so grossly and so causelessly in
suited British admiral lying in United
States port, it would not be twenty-four hours
before the matter would be brought up in
Parliament and probably an adverse vote
passed that would compel the resignation Of
the inSultqr
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
GENERAL NEWS.

The New Hampshire Honse has passed the
resolution of approval of the Blair bill.
The largest comet that has appeared in
many years was visible at Indianapolis We'd
nesday night, in the northern sky. Its out
line Is somewhat dim but it is perfectly plain
to the naked eye.
Mr.. Powderly reterates his denial that he
is in any way connected with the new Amer
ican party.
James Ledwitz and George III. Champlin,
painters, fell with scaffolding upon which
they were at work in Hartford, Conn, YES
terday morning, and were killed.
Grovestein and Pell, New York stock brok-
ers, have failed, with liabilities estimated
from $S0C00 to 81, 800, 900, and nominal assets
of 81, 100000.
The strike at Martin, French g. Co.'s shoe
factory at Dover, n. H., has been adjusted.
IL is claimed that non-uniOn workers, obiec-
tionabe to the strikers, will be no longer
employed.
John Myrick, colored, was lynched In Hem
Ty county, Alabama, Wednesday night, by
100 people of his own race His crime was
outrage.
It is reported that Hon. Geo. Lothrop. Uni
ted States Minister to Russia, is on his way
home to tender his resignation.
The First National Bank of Dansyille. N
j., closed its doors yesterday.
Paymaster Watkins, of San Francisco. TT.
s. N, has been sentenced to three wears at
hard labor and then dismissal, for fraud and
other offences.
Mrs Marion B. Kennedy, of Concord. aged
80. wife of Frank Kennedy, took Rough on
Rats, Wednesday afternoon, and died from
its effects Thursday morning.
Rev. Isaac Jennings, d. D., for thirty-three
years pastor of the First Church in Benning-
ton Centre, VT, died yesterday morning.
aged y years.
A passenger train on the Union Pacific
went through a bridgeIin Colorado lastnight.
killing Engineer Materson and dangerously
wounding man named Ceander.
Wise beat Gaudaur by two lengths yester-
day. at Orillia, Ont; time, IA min, Is.
Judge Potter has granted stay of pro.
ceedings in the Sharp case. District Attor-
nep MARITIME has petitioned for an extra term
| OF court, that the arguments may be made AT
once, and will demand that bail be fixed in
the sum of $1,000,000, if Sharp wishes to fur
nish bonds.
Lee Avery, of New York, formerly of the
navy, committed suicide yesterday. His
wife also attempted to take her life, but NAV
recover.
Eldin Brown, a painter, was killed by the
falling Of scaffolding at Barre, vt. yester-
day and Henry f. Coffin had both ankles
broken.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-26
ExTRADITIoN LAWS.
What the Interstate Conference
Has Decided About Them.

New YORK, Aug. 25.-At the third session
of the Interstate Extradition Conference
to-day the committee ON forms and practice
presented code of rules to be observed in
extraditing criminals According to this
the prosecuting officer of district shall
make applications and state that he believes
he has sufficient evidence to convict an al
legged criminal, and that his agent has no
personal interest in the arrest of the fugi-
tive; and that the arrest is desired for no
private purpose. whatever. The fact that
the alleged criminal was in the State where
the crime was committed, shall be, in the
absence OF other proof, sufficient evidence
that he is a fugitive from justice, if the
grand jury found an Indictment The facts
and circumstances of the crime, as known,
must be certified to before a magistrate In
the case of a convicted prisoner, who
escapes from jail, the jailor, or sheriff, may
make application. The rules were adopted
The question of extradition for minor
Offenses was discussed at length, a resolu-
tion was adopted deprecating such extradi-
ti0n except in special cases and under ag-
grayating circumstances. 1t was decided
that when the conference adjourn it do so
to meet in Washington when Congress is in
session.
The conclusions of the convention are en-
bodied in bill which Congress will be urged
to enact The governors and legislatures of
the various States will also be asked to petit
ti0n Congress in behalf of the measure.